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Worksheet 1: Mechanical Properties of Solids
Student Name: ____________________________________ Class: 11th (Physics) Subject: Physics
Worksheet 1 Questions
1.
State Hooke's Law of elasticity.
2.
Define Young's Modulus, Bulk Modulus, and Shear Modulus.
3.
What is Poisson's ratio? Write its theoretical range.
4.
Write the expression for strain energy stored in a stretched wire.
5.
A steel wire of length $2 \text{ m}$ and cross-sectional area $1 \text{ mm}^2$ stretches by $1 \text{ mm}$ under load $100 \text{ N}$. Find Young's Modulus.
6.
Find the elastic potential energy stored in a wire of volume $10^{-4} \text{ m}^3$ stretched under stress $10^7 \text{ N/m}^2$ ($Y = 2 \times 10^{11} \text{ N/m}^2$).
7.
Calculate fractional change in volume of a sphere when subjected to uniform pressure of $100 \text{ atm}$ ($B = 1.4 \times 10^{11} \text{ Pa}$).
8.
Explain why steel is more elastic than rubber.